CDAC ventures into Linux BOSS Server

Upgrading from an entry level server to an advanced version, Center for
Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) released its edition of the Bharat
Operating Systems Solution (BOSS) Linux server.

Inaugurated by the IT Minister of West Bengal, Dr Debesh Das, the advanced
Linux server is an extension of the open source technology already in vogue in
the Boss desktops in Tamil Nadu.

S Ramakrishnan, Director General, CDAC said, “The key feature of the BOSS
server is the ability to remotely control the server using vinagre GUI
application. It contains wireshark tool for network proto­col analyzer with
network explorer and security auditing tools. Its main utility, however, is
intrusion prevention and detec­tion systems using 22 language portals.”

Introducing the new technology, CDAC is primarily targeting the state
governments and educational institutions in it's approach to popularize
open-source operating and server systems across its 10 centers across India and
has already signed MoU agreement with the governments of Chattisgarh and Tamil
Nadu.

CDAC has already set-up a customer inquiry facility in Tamil Nadu for
technical assistance for the use of Boss servers and desktops. Also, focusing on
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala, CDAC is keen to enlarge its education segment
with the newly introduced BOSS server. To meet this target, the enterprise has
already built research laboratories in 64 engineering colleges across north
India.